Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $96,870 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 7,700. Wage data is published for 53 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1031.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$96,870
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
7,700
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 4.12 |
Typical tasks
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
- Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Autodesk 3D Studio Design
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
- Autodesk Inventor
- Autodesk Mudbox
- Autodesk Revit
- Blackboard Learn
- Blender
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $126,430 · Employment 1,460
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $123,760 · Employment 1,460
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $101,040 · Employment 770
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $103,520 · Employment 530
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $101,740 · Employment 440
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $102,920 · Employment 430
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NJMedian $83,620 · Employment 330
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boston, MAMedian $121,660 · Employment 320
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $79,520 · Employment 290
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $79,100 · Employment 260
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Philadelphia, PAMedian $105,770 · Employment 250
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ORMedian $80,640 · Employment 250
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.